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synovectomy
Indications:
- rheumatoid arthritis not amenable to medical management
- hemarthrosis
- synovial osteochondromatosis
- synovial chondromatosis
- pigmented villonodular synovitis
Procedure:
- excision of all or part of the synovial membrane of a joint
Related
synovial membrane
Specific
arthroscopic synovectomy, knee
arthroscopy with synovectomy
arthrotomy with synovectomy, ankle
arthrotomy with synovectomy, wrist
bursectomy/synovectomy/resection of tendon sheath, wrist/forearm
synovectomy, carpometacarpal joint
synovectomy, extensor tendon sheath, wrist
synovectomy, intertarsal/tarsometatarsal joint
synovectomy, metacarpophalangeal joint
synovectomy, metatarsophalangeal joint
synovectomy, proximal interphalangeal joint
synovectomy, tendon sheath, flexor tendon, palm/finger
synovectomy, tendon sheath, foot
General
orthopedic surgery
References
- Wikipedia: Synovectomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovectomy
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999